Johnstone Supply OE Touch vs BD Field Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
This app allows users to manage business orders and account information on the go. It provides real-time pricing, company-wide availability, and the ability to scan product barcodes for quick ordering. Users can also view order history and contact branches for special requests.
- Real-time pricing and availability
- Create and manage orders
- Barcode scanning for products
- View account information
- Search order history
- Contact branch locations
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OE Touch connects you to your distributor anywhere, anytime. Create orders based on realtime pricing and company-wide availability, view your account information, take photos of requested product, and more… - View customer specific pricing and company-wide availability - Create orders - Quickly add Product Groups to your shopping cart - Scan barcode labels in the Quick Pad - Contact a branch for special order items - Map branch locations - View bids, open orders, and order history - Advanced search for finding items on order - View product spec sheets For access to the Johnstone Supply app, please contact your local Johnstone dealer.
BD Field Utility
This app allows field teams to access project files, record daily activities, and submit completed work to the office. It supports daily reports, safety records, material requests, and time/expense tracking with optional arrival/departure suggestions.
- Access project files and drawings
- Record daily reports and job photos
- Complete safety records and inspections
- Request materials and record deliveries
- Track time and submit expenses
- Offline file access and sync
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BD Field Utility is the field app for teams using Build Daily. Bring the drawings you need, record what happened on site, and send completed work back to the office. Open project, estimate, service, company and personal files. Read PDFs and drawings, keep selected files available offline, and upload photos or documents from the jobsite. Record the day's work • Write daily reports, add job photos and update punch lists. • Complete safety records, inspections and toolbox talks. • Request materials and record deliveries with photos and notes. • Fill out service and T&M tickets with labor, materials, equipment and customer sign-off. Time and expenses • Clock in to projects, service calls, estimates, overhead or travel. • Review your hours and submit timesheets. Supervisors can review crew time when permitted. • Submit expenses with receipts, company-card details and job coding. • Check schedules and request time off. Supported field forms save drafts on the device. Pending work, failed uploads and conflicts stay visible so you can finish sending them when service returns. Optional Jobsite Time Assist can suggest an arrival or departure during eligible work periods when enabled by your company and by you. It may use background location while the app is closed. You review each suggestion before it changes payable time. A Build Daily company account is required. Your company controls which files, tools and records you can access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BD Field Utility at 5.0 against Johnstone Supply OE Touch's 3.5. BD Field Utility also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Johnstone Supply OE Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BD Field Utility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Johnstone Supply OE Touch ships an update every 4 months, BD Field Utility every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Johnstone Supply OE Touch | BD Field Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovo, LLC | Build Daily, LLC. |
Customer experience
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
BD Field Utility
In-app purchases
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
No in-app purchases
BD Field Utility
No in-app purchases
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